Exercise · ZW-CONVERGENCE-WITH-LIPSCHITZ-GRADIENT-007 · ★★☆ Intermediate
For \( f(x)=x^2 \) on \( \mathbb{R} \), what is the Lipschitz constant \( L \) of the gradient?
Choose one option.
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- C. \( L=2 \)
Explanation
Since \( \nabla f(x)=2x \), we have \( |\nabla f(x)-\nabla f(y)|=2|x-y| \), so \( L=2 \). Choosing \( L=1 \) forgets the factor 2 from the derivative.
Review the concept: Convergence with Lipschitz gradient
Result guaranteeing that gradient descent with a suitable step size converges for differentiable functions whose gradient \( \nabla f \) is Lipschitz continuous with constant \( L \).
\[f(x_k)-f^* \le \frac{L\|x_0-x^*\|^2}{2k}\]
More practice problems: convergence with lipschitz gradient
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- ZW-CONVERGENCE-WITH-LIPSCHITZ-GRADIENT-008 If ∇ f is Lipschitz with L=3 and \|x_0-x^*\|=2 , what bound does the O(1/k) rate give for k=6 ?
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